Podcasts by Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge: dharma talks and meditation instruction
IMS’s Forest Refuge has hosted experienced meditators since 2003. Its program is specifically designed to encourage sustained, longer-term retreat practice – a key component in the transmission of Buddhism from Asia to the West. Within a harmonious and secluded environment, meditators can nurture the highest aspiration for liberation. In consultation with visiting insight meditation teachers, a program of training in one or more Early Buddhist practices is created for each participant, allowing the continuing unfolding of deeper levels of wisdom and compassion. A personal retreat here strengthens practice, faith, confidence and self-reliance.
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Caroline Jones: Opening to impermanence. from 2023-11-24T18:59:05
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Caroline Jones: Metta/ loving-kindness from 2023-11-17T18:57:12
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Mark Nunberg: Morning Reflection: Embodied Calm from 2023-11-15T08:22:22
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Mark Nunberg: The Buddha's Map of Awakening–The Five Spiritual Faculties Week 2 of 3 from 2023-11-14T18:56:40
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Mark Nunberg: Morning Reflection: Three Wise Intentions from 2023-11-13T08:22:55
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Caroline Jones: Cultivating a wise relationship with thought. from 2023-11-10T18:58:33
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Mark Nunberg: Morning Reflection: Themes for Beginning Again from 2023-11-08T08:15:44
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Mark Nunberg: The Buddha's Map of Awakening–The Five Spiritual Faculties from 2023-11-07T18:57:55
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Mark Nunberg: Morning Reflection: Dharma Interest from 2023-11-06T08:18:02
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Caroline Jones: Relating wisely to difficult emotions. from 2023-11-03T18:59:18
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Mark Nunberg: Morning Reflection: Open to Freedom from 2023-11-01T08:16:49
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Caroline Jones: Contemplating our mortal fragility. from 2023-10-20T18:58:33
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Caroline Jones: How does the mind settle? from 2023-10-13T18:58:52
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Caroline Jones: Brahma vihara practice and its creative potential. from 2023-10-06T19:01:25
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Caroline Jones: Morning reflection on gratitude. from 2023-08-12T08:26:02
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Caroline Jones: Hindrances. from 2023-08-11T18:55:48
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Caroline Jones: Morning reflection on Vedana from 2023-08-10T08:26:32
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Sayadaw U Jagara: Morning Reflections #26: Sharing of Merit from 2023-07-31T08:27:30
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) A guided practice starting with a reflection from the Buddha on the value of merit, to recollect our merit form our practice and then sharing the merits...
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Sayadaw U Jagara: Morning Reflections #25 from 2023-07-29T08:26:32
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) A guided meditaion with a story line of having an ideal and compassionate categiver for our wounds. The compassion was extended to others.
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Jill Shepherd: Guided meditation exploring pleasant feeling-tone from 2022-04-16T08:30:47
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Exploring pleasant feeling-tone as a support for skilful mental qualities to arise
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Jill Shepherd: Seven Factors of Awakening p3: Energy and Joy from 2022-04-15T19:03:24
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Looking at some of the common obstacles to experiencing balanced energy or effort and opening to joy, with some suggestions for softening these obstacles
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Jill Shepherd: Guided meditation exploring balanced energy or effort from 2022-04-14T08:30:57
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) An invitation to notice how any sense of identification with our meditation practice can create a subtle pressure that interferes with the development o...
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Caroline Jones: Reflections on Vedana/feeling tone. from 2022-04-11T08:30:49
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Jill Shepherd: Guided meditation exploring mindfulness and investigation from 2022-04-09T08:30:38
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Short instructions and guidance for investigating mindfulness of mindfulness itself
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Jill Shepherd: The awakening factors of mindfulness and investigation from 2022-04-08T19:04:05
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Exploring how these two work together to strengthen discernment about what's skillful, and what's skillful. Includes some ways of working with more entr...
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Jill Shepherd: Guided meditation exploring generosity from 2022-04-07T08:30:17
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) A brief introduction to generosity as the foundation of this path of practice, then exploring generosity as support for skillful mental qualities to arise
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Caroline Jones: Reflections on the metta sutta. from 2022-04-06T08:30:11
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Caroline Jones: Guided Metta (loving-kindness) practice from 2022-04-05T19:06:24
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Jill Shepherd: talk: Seven Factors of Awakening from 2022-04-01T19:04:16
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) An introduction and overview of the Seven Factors of Awakening
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Caroline Jones: The Five Daily Reflections from 2022-03-18T19:06:28
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Caroline Jones: Working with disturbing emotions and mind states. from 2022-03-11T19:04:43
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Caroline Jones: Contentment from 2022-03-04T19:09:41
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Mark Nunberg: Morning Reflection: Understanding Dhamma–The Way It Is from 2021-12-29T08:29:53
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Mark Nunberg: The Soft Power of Awareness from 2021-12-28T19:06:42
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Deepening our skill at recognizing and appreciating the power of sati, mindful awareness, is central to cultivating the path of awakening as taught by t...
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Mark Nunberg: Morning Reflection: Experiencing the simplicity of the Six Sense Gates being Known from 2021-12-27T08:28:50
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Caroline Jones: Reflections on metta and mindfulness. from 2021-12-23T08:29:28
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Mark Nunberg: Morning Reflection: Balancing Sensitivity and Safety from 2021-12-22T08:28:54
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Mark Nunberg: Appreciating Equanimity from 2021-12-21T19:04:58
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Equanimity can develop into a radiant and powerful balance of heart and mind that provides both a taste of freedom and clarifies the path of practice. E...
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Mark Nunberg: Morning Reflection: Working with Mental Storms from 2021-12-20T08:30:08
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Caroline Jones: Reflections on finding our way in practice. from 2021-12-18T08:30:56
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Caroline Jones: Reflections on the Buddha’s advice to Bahiya from 2021-12-16T08:30:02
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Mark Nunberg: Morning Reflection: Trusting Kind and Wise Presence as our Refuge from 2021-12-15T08:30:05
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Mark Nunberg: Clarifying and Strengthening Refuge from 2021-12-14T19:03:03
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Refuge is how we connect our heart's deepest aspiration with practices that reveal more tastes of freedom and clarify the path that is good in the begin...
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Caroline Jones: Reflections on mindfulness of mind states. from 2021-12-12T08:30:17
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Caroline Jones: Reflections On Impermanence from 2021-12-10T19:05:47
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Caroline Jones: Reflections on practicing with Vedana/ feeling tone from 2021-12-10T08:31:47
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Mark Nunberg: Devotion to Present Moment Awareness from 2021-12-08T08:32:16
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Morning practice instructions centering on renewing a curiosity and respect for present moment awareness.
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Mark Nunberg: Adhitthana: Determination and Resolve from 2021-12-07T19:04:23
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) How can we better understand the essential role of wholesome desire in our Dharma practice? The strength and steadiness of determination depends on disc...
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Caroline Jones: Reflections on equanimity from 2021-11-27T08:32:12
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Caroline Jones: Equanimity. from 2021-11-26T19:04:45
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Caroline Jones: Mudita - Appreciative Joy from 2021-11-19T19:07
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Caroline Jones: Guided Brahma Vihara Meditation from 2021-11-18T08:29:49
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Using mindfulness as a basis for the cultivation of meta (loving kindness0, karuna (compassion), and mudita (appreciation)
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Caroline Jones: Reflection on the cultivation of compassion through mindfulness from 2021-11-13T08:31:51
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Caroline Jones: Compassion from 2021-11-12T19:03:42
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Caroline Jones: Guided Compassion Meditation from 2021-11-11T08:31:07
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Caroline Jones: Metta from 2021-11-05T19:06:46
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Exploring aspects of Metta such as belonging and homecoming and some ways to cultivating metta (goodwill / loving-kindness)
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Caroline Jones: Guided metta meditation from 2021-11-04T08:34:11
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Oren Jay Sofer: Closing Session + Q&A from 2020-04-30T15:00:22
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Closing session for the month of April online teachings at the Forest Refuge, with Caroline Jones.
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Oren Jay Sofer: Question & Answer from 2020-04-29T15:00:21
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Open Q&A session, includes such topics as: handling restless thoughts; working with persistent worry; relating wisely to creative thoughts; opening the ...
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Oren Jay Sofer: Devotion: The Heart of Practice from 2020-04-28T15:00:45
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Without a full heart the practice becomes rote, dry, and uninspired. Without the sacred, we lose our way in the world and misplace our heart's faith in ...
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Oren Jay Sofer: Living from Moment to Moment: Reflection & Guided Meditation from 2020-04-27T15:00:34
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) A short reflection with instructions on samatha and vipassana practice (calming and insight), followed by a guided meditation.
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Caroline Jones: Cultivating the perception and understanding of impermanence from 2020-04-24T10:54:18
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Caroline Jones: Reflections on practice and guided big mind meditation from 2020-04-23T10:56:36
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Oren Jay Sofer: A Strong and Flexible Mind (part 2): Resolve from 2020-04-21T15:00:26
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) The quality of resolve—strong determination, committment—is guided by wisdom and supported by patience to transform the heart and carry the mind to rele...
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Oren Jay Sofer: Guided Meditation: Steadying through Resolution from 2020-04-20T15:00:02
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Resolve or determination is a steady firmness that is both flexible and strong. This meditation explores how to bring this quality into our meditation.
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Caroline Jones: A healing time: practicing with difficult emotions. from 2020-04-17T10:52:41
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) There are 3.3 minutes of silence in the beginning.
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Caroline Jones: Working with disturbance: reflections and guided meditation. from 2020-04-16T10:53:47
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Oren Jay Sofer: A Strong and Flexible mind (part 1): Patience from 2020-04-14T15:00
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Patience is said to lead the way to enlightenment. Why? Dhamma practice goes against the grain of ordinary life and against the acquiring tendencies of ...
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Oren Jay Sofer: Guided Meditation: Unfolding Patience from 2020-04-13T15:00
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) A short reflection and Guided meditation on patience in life and contemplative practice.
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Caroline Jones: The four brahma viharas. from 2020-04-10T10:54:24
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